title: Measurement of neurotic symptoms by self-report questionnaire: validity of the SCL-90R.
abstract: The Symptom Check List (SCL-90R) is a self-report questionnaire which is designed to be suitable for use as a psychiatric case-finding instrument, as a measure of symptom severity, and as a descriptive measure of psychopathology. Scores obtained using the instrument were compared with those obtained from the investigator-based interview, the Present State Examination, in two samples of patients: a sample of patients with chronic physical disease (diabetes mellitus) and a sample of patients with bulimia nervosa. There was good agreement between the two methods of measurement in both samples, suggesting that the SCL-90R performs well in the assessment of neurotic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Oxford University, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Peveler
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fairburn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012803:Sick Role